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Ram Nath Kovind to be sworn in as India's 14th President
President-elect Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn-in as the 14th President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in a glittering ceremony. Chief Justice J.S. Khehar will be swearing in the new President at a ceremonial function in the Parliament House.
New Delhi: President-elect Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn-in as the 14th President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan today in a glittering सेरेमनी. Chief Justice J.S. Khehar will be swearing in the new President at a ceremonial function in the Parliament House.
Before the ceremony, Kovind is scheduled to visit Rajghat where he will pay tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi
Then, outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee and Kovind will have a one-on-one discussion on important files and policies before leaving for the Central hall.
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At the Parliament, both will be received by Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
Stage would be shared by President and President-elect, Speaker, Vice President and Chief Justice of India. After the oath of new President a 21-gun salute will be honored followed by the acceptance speech of President elect Kovind.
After the event the new president and Mukherjee will proceed towards Rashtrapati Bhavan where outgoing President will give Kovind a tour of the official residence.
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Following which, the new president will proceed towards his new residence - 10, Rajaji Marg.
Kovind, a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee last Thursday won the presidential elections by defeating Opposition candidate Meira Kumar.
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After final round of counting, Kovind got 7,02,044 votes out of a total of 10,69,358 while his opponent and former Lok Sabha speaker Kumar secured 3,67,314 votes. (ANI)